VAQUERO ONTARIO – Introducing the Vaquero style of Horsemanship to Ontario

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“you need to do less sooner, you’re always doing too much, late”

– Ray Hunt

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“The horse is a mirror to your soul. Sometimes you might not like what you see. Sometimes you will.”

– Buck Brannaman

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Tradiciones del Vaquero

– “Jaquima a Freno” in Ontario

Vaquero

The word Vaquero means “cowboy” and has been Anglicized to Buckaroo. The Vaquero are the legendary horsemen of the western USA.

The Vaquero, the legendary Spanish horsemen who introduced the style of horsemanship that is now recognized as natural horsemanship.

We promote the Vaquero style of horsemanship, connecting people with clinicians, horses, equipment suppliers and basic training information.

HORSE SENSE

This article about horse sense illustrates how common sense is sadly lacking in today’s equestrian world. If you are blessed to be handling equines please “THINK” about what you are doing and the impact it may have on outcomes.
COMING WHEN THEY ARE CALLED

Would you like your horse to come when it’s called? It isn’t hard if you set it up right.
FIRST IMPRESSION

I don’t recall if it was Tom Dorrance or Ray Hunt who said about young horses “you only ever have one chance to make the first impression“, and how true that saying was and still is. After watching a painful attempt at trailer loading a young filly I was never more mindful of that saying.…

Buck Brannaman Clinic – Buffalo, NY

Clinic report from Buck Brannaman, Buffalo, NY, Clinic 2023.
Martin Black Clinics

Ride with one of the world’s premier Vaquero style horsemen. Martin Black has decades of Buckarooing experience coupled with direct training with great horsemen includingTom Dorrance and Ray Hunt, two legends in the so called “natural horsemanship” arena. Click the link on Martin to learn more.